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Graduate Certificate ProgramGeneral Requirements A certificate in Global Studies provides graduate students with global competence: the ability to work effectively in different international settings; an awareness of the major currents of global change and the ability to think critically about the issues and debates it raises; the capacity for effective communication across cultural and linguistic boundaries; and personal adaptability to diverse cultures. The graduate certificate is a joint offering of the University Center for International Studies (UCIS) and the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA). General RequirementsCertificate students receive interdisciplinary training concurrent with academic or professional degrees in a major field. In consultation with an academic advisor, students design an individualized program of study. Global Studies students choose one of the six global issues concentrations and unite it with the study of a particular region and a language of that region. To ensure interdisciplinary learning, students take three courses in two departments other than their major. The certificate programs also encourage students to take advantage of the many international learning opportunities available at the University of Pittsburgh. Students are encouraged to enroll in a study or service abroad program or participate in an international internship. Specific Requirements
View Global Studies course lists. Changing Identities in a Global World asks how our understanding of who we are changes under globalization, exploring issues such as race, religion, nationality, and gender. It considers how identities are affected by changing patterns of human interaction, the evolution of culture and cultural clashes, the interchange of ideas between cultures, movements of people, international rights, and other factors impacting cultural development in different parts of the world. Communication, Technology, and Society addresses how technological change creates new kinds of global connectedness, exploring the international impact of the communications revolution, the role of the media in international relations, technology, and the arts, and implications for issues ranging from work to politics to leisure. Conflict and Conflict Resolution explores the causes and consequences of international, ethnic, and religious conflicts, and considers ways of preventing and resolving conflicts, including negotiation and fostering of deeper cross-cultural understanding. It raises issues such as the role of the United Nations, peacekeeping and armed intervention, non-governmental organizations and humanitarian relief, terrorism, international law, and diplomacy. Global Economy and Global Governance explores the changing reach and nature of economic flows and political organization under conditions of globalization, raising issues such as international economic growth and crisis, global competition, the United Nations and human rights, global civil society and international non-governmental organizations, and state sovereignty in global relations. Global Health explores the risks and opportunities of globalization for the health of the world population, including the increased spread of diseases across borders and oceans, and the enhanced ability to alert populations and health organizations about epidemics. It addresses major global epidemics such as HIV/AIDS and SARS, as well as international emergency response systems for health epidemics in different parts of the world. Sustainable Development explores challenges and solutions to improving quality of life without increasing the use of natural resources beyond environmental capacity or compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It addresses issues such as global population growth, economic and human development, global resource management, environmental change, and international environmental law. Students unite their study of a global concentration with a chosen region, such as Africa, East Asia, Latin America, Russia and Eastern Europe or Western Europe. With the approval of an academic advisor students may choose a region not represented by UCIS, such as the Middle East, if appropriate language instruction and courses are available. Students must take at least one language for six semesters appropriate to the regional concentration and pass out of the third year of the language. They may also fulfill the language requirement by passing a proficiency examination. Click to view the regularly offered foreign language courses at the University of Pittsburgh (fall term or spring term). Course schedules listing available classes that meet requirements for our Global Studies certificate and degree programs are available. Prior to graduation, students submit an interdisciplinary research paper uniting the student’s chosen global concentration and world region. The paper should help to heighten the student's understanding of the link between global and regional issues, and of the relationship between the big picture and its sharper focus. Lecture Series and ColloquiaThe Global Studies Lecture Series and Colloquium explores how different disciplines and professions approach the changing global research and policy agenda on topics relating to the program’s six research and teaching foci. Lectures are open to all faculty, students, guests, and members of the public. Graduate Certificate students are required to attend one of these events per year.The Global Studies Colloquium explores how different disciplines and professions approach the changing global research and policy agenda. Grad students Pitt faculty, students, guests, and members of the public. are invited to attend. Global Studies Student Research SymposiumEvery year the Global Studies Program hosts a Student Research Symposium. This competition provides recognition for excellent undergraduate and graduate student scholarship in the field of Global Studies. All students at the University of Pittsburgh, in any major and including Pitt regional campuses, regardless of whether they are Global Studies certificate students or not, are eligible to apply. Global Studies certificate students are strongly encouraged to compete. Cash prizes are awarded. Read more. JD StudentsLaw students at the University of Pittsburgh may complete their JD degree concurrently with a graduate certificate in Global Studies. Law students complete the 88 credits required by the School of Law for the JD degree, which may include six credit hours outside the School. The Global Studies Program requires that three courses be taken in at least two departments other than the studen's discipline. Thus, a student may obtain a certificate and the JD degree with a total of one additional course beyond the 88 credit hours required for the JD alone. For further information, speak with the assitant to the director of the School of Law's CILE Program or the Global Studies Program grad student advisor. To ApplyPlease complete an application form, submit it to the Global Studies office, and schedule an appointment with a Global Studies academic advisor. Alumni SurveyIf you graduated from Pitt and completed a Global Studies Program certificate, please let us know what you've been up to lately by filling out our Global Studies Alumni Survey. We'd love to hear from you! |
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6/23/08
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